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Where does “ammus” come from?

ammus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

ammus (Old Irish): verbal noun of ad·midethar; attempt, effort; act...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ad·midethar; attempt, effort; act...

Ancestry of “ammus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “ammus”

  • amas
  • amasach
  • aimsigh
  • aimsitheoir
  • aimsitheoireacht
  • athaimsigh
  • láraimsitheach
  • aimsigid
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